For Babies, Preterm Birth Is Now The No. 1 Cause Of Death
Ethiopia, Angola, Bangladesh, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Kenya
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To learn more, Goats and Soda spoke with report co-author Robert Black, the director of the Institute for International Programs at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University.
Preterm Birth, Pneumonia Leading Causes of Death for Children Under 5
Nigeria, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Pakistan
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“Millions of children are still dying of preventable causes at a time when we have the means to deliver cost-effective interventions,” the study authors wrote.
Preterm birth and pneumonia kill most children under five years in India
India
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According to Li Liu from the Institute of International Programs and the first author of the paper, there will be 4.4 million deaths in children younger than five years even in 2030 if the present trend continues.
Saving Newborn Lives
Bangladesh
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Bangladesh’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and partners organised a dissemination workshop to share the findings of three recently completed clinical trials.
‘Intensifed’ Global Effort Needed to Further Cut Child Deaths: Report
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While mortality rates are dropping among children under 5, researchers says more could be done.
Communicating about chlorhexidine cord cleansing key to compliance
Bangladesh
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It is important to communicate with parents the benefits of cleansing umbilical cords with chlorhexidine, according to study results published online.